If you remember the recipe book I did a year ago for my mother, you may remember that my family is obsessed with food. I'm planning on writing another book someday with all of our favorite places to eat around the world, and our not so favorite, but certainly memorable places. Charleston was definitely a good place for food. (Just FYI, the best restaurants were booked out two months in advance, so make reservations early!)

The concierge at our hotel recommended Lowcountry Bistro to us for dinner. I am so happy he did! Talk about incredible food! We started with the she-crab soup, a popular dish in Charleston. It was creamy and heavenly. Then I had to get the chicken and waffles, I mean, just try and read the description without salivating! Look at that scoop of butter swirly with cinnamon sugar glazed pecans. I would eat that like ice cream if I could. The fried chicken takes two whole days to prepare and there were huge chunks of bacon in the sweet potato waffle. Chunks. I would eat this every day and die in a week of heart failure, but it would be worth it! :)

The second place you must eat at is Callie's Hot Little Biscuit. Divine. We liked the sandwiches, but the plain biscuits with their homemade blackberry jam was the best. The entire tiny store is adorable and everything they sell in it. Fair warning, they are pricey.

For lunch we took the free bus to Brown Dog Deli. Again, excellent food. I had the apple pie panini. Fuji apples slices, Brie, arugula, cinnamon apple butter, ham, and bacon. So good. Eventually I'm going to get around to making it for myself at home.